This past weekend, I took a road trip to Virginia. As I loaded my suitcase, I was genuinely excited to see friends and get away for a bit before I start grad school. But I also took notice of the nervousness rising up in me, as my stomach churned and I tossed and turned the … Continue reading The Story I’ll Tell
Tag: grief
Uncovering- Part 2
Today I share part 2 of this series: Uncovering from Ephesians 5 verses 11-14 and the power of confessing and exposing our whole selves before a "safe person" and God, above all. https://youtu.be/Wr_eQWspHFo I would love to connect with you via Instagram @mess_2_masterpiece, Facebook, email (contact@alishascroggins.com) or feel free to comment below!
Heart Check: Stone or Flesh?
The hot sting of the gravel made my eyes water as I pulled each embedded rock from my knee. It was a hot summer day and as a seven year old, I scrambled to find bandages to cover up the fresh wound from my fall before anyone found me. All the while, I repeated the … Continue reading Heart Check: Stone or Flesh?
WHY?
As I look around this world, I wonder… ~~~ Why are so many starving, When others order take out each meal? ~~~ Why are good people stolen from life before it seems their time, When those focused on destruction thrive? ~~~ Why do some terminate life without hesitation, When others plead for a baby night … Continue reading WHY?
The Masterpiece Within: Series Wrap Up
Wow… What an incredible series we have been in these past eight weeks looking at the “Masterpiece Within: The World of our Emotions”. As we discussed in the very beginning, emotions can be messy and scary. There isn’t a set protocol for how we will experience each, let alone a formula to deal with them. … Continue reading The Masterpiece Within: Series Wrap Up
The Masterpiece Within: GRIEF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw9uWB1ycb8&feature=youtu.be Check out this weeks blog on the emotion: GRIEF! Here is a link to the poem, "Messy Grief": https://alishascroggins.com/2020/10/22/messy-grief/ If you are in need of prayer or would like to further connect, please feel free to comment below, email me at contact@alishascroggins.com, find my page on Facebook @scrogginsalisha, YouTube: Mess 2 Masterpiece, or Instagram … Continue reading The Masterpiece Within: GRIEF
In the Crushing and Pressing
Have you ever gone to the grocery store and after arriving home to unload, you find the loaf of bread, carton of eggs or tomatoes crushed? Even though we may lay them out, they never morph into what we saw to begin with. Likewise, our lives are similar. For it is in the valleys and … Continue reading In the Crushing and Pressing
Tears are okay, too
From the time I was small, toddling around in my diaper babbling “Bob Barker” or “Go Cats” with roaring blue Kentucky fans in the background, words have poured from my lips and fingertips effortlessly. Yet, all changed six days ago. Ambulance sirens pierced the brisk December air as my eyes were pried wide by the … Continue reading Tears are okay, too
Messy Grief
Each letter drips with emotion As the fog fills my brain and body, No. No. It can’t be. It can’t be. Knees curled to my chest, I rock back and forth, my head in my hands. Alone. Why? Lord I don’t understand. Why her? Why him? ~~~ Standing by the graveside As a loved one … Continue reading Messy Grief
Emotion “Sensor”
Listen to the video below as I share my experience with learning to name my emotions using a "Feelings Wheel", the analogy of a sensor, as well as ideas to healthily deal with your emotions.... What ways do you use to cope? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk0aQfSCEtc&feature=youtu.be Link for feelings wheel: https://www.mosaiceyeunfolding.com/freeart/feelingswheel2020
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